MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on engrossed bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 138, "An act for the relief of Jonathan B. Snider," have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate correctly engrossed.

J. W. ROGERS, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on engrossed bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 154, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Bourbon, Neosho and Wilson," have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate correctly engrossed.

J. W. ROGERS, Chairman.

House bill. No. 333, "An act to legalize the sale of certain school lands in the town site of Independence," was read the first time.

House bill No. 370, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Russell, Osborne and Smith," was read the first time.

House bill No. 314, "An act to authorize school district No. 31, Atchison county, Kansas, to issue bonds upon a vote of a majority of the electors of said district," was read the first time.

House bill No. 374, "An act to provide for issuing the bonds of Parker township, Morris county, Kansas," was read the first time.

House bill No. 368, "An act authorizing a city of the third class to vote bonds for the purpose herein named," was read the third time.

House bill No. 369, "An act authorizing the city of Osborne to become a city of the third class," was read the first time.

House bill No. 371, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Mitchell, Osborne and Rooks," was read the first time.

House bill No. 372, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Smith, Osborne, and Russell," was read the first time. House bill No. 381, "An act to locate a state road in the counties of Russell, Osborne, and Mitchell," was read the first time.

House bill No. 382, "An act to locate a state road in the counties of Barton, Russell, and Smith," was the first time.

House bill No. 284, "An act for the relief of Johnson county," was read the first time.

House bill No. 187, "An act to legalize the issue of certain school bonds issued by a vote of the people in school district No. 16, Douglas county, Kansas," was read the first time.

House bill No. 344, "An act making appropriation for current expenses of state normal school for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the first time.

House bill No. 346, "An act to legalize the action of the town company of Howard City, in the county of Howard, State of Kansas," was read the first time.

House bill No. 358, "An act making appropriation for the annual expenses of the state asylum for the insane for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the first time.

House bill No. 361, "An act making appropriations for the support of the normal department of the freedman's university, at Quindaro, Kansas," was read the first time.

House bill No. 363, "An act making appropriations for the state university for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the first time.

House bill No. 364, "An act making appropriations for the state penitentiary for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the first time.

House bill No. 385, "An act making appropriations for the state agricultural college, at Manhattan," was read the first time. House bill No. 386, "An act making appropriations for Leavenworth state normal school for fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the first time.

House bill No. 324, "An act making appropriations for the executive and judiciary departments of the state," was read the first time.

Mr. Morrill moved that the rules be ruspended and bills just read the first time be read the second time and referred now, which motion prevailed.

House bill No. 187, "An act to legalize the issue of certain school bonds issued by a vote of the people in school district No. 16, Douglas county, Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 333, "An act to legalize the sale of certain school lands in the town site of Independence," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 374, "An act to provide for issuing the bonds of Parker township, Morris county, Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 314, "An act to authorize school district No. 31, Atchison county, Kansas, to issue bonds upon a vote of a majority of the electors of said district," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 363, "An act making appropriations for the state university, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 364, "An act making appropriations for the state penitentiary, for the year ending November 30, 1873," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 385, "An act making appropriations for the state agricultural college, at Manhattan," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 386, "An act making appropriations for Leavenworth state normal school, for fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 370, “An act relating to state road in the counties of Russell, Osborne and Smith," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 371, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Mitchell, Osborne and Rooks," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 372, "An act relating to state road in the counties of Smith, Osborne and Russell," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 381, "An act to locate a state road in the counties of Russell, Osborne and Mitchell," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 382, "An act to locate a state road in the counties of Barton, Russell and Smith," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 324, "An act making appropriations for the

executive and judiciary departments of the state," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 284, "An act for the relief of Johnson county," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 369, "An act authorizing the city of Osborneto become a city of the third class," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 361, "An act making appropriations for the support of the normal department of the freedman's university, at Quindaro, Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 346, "An act to legalize the action of the town company of Howard City, in the county of Howard, State of Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 358, "An act making appropriation for the annual expenses of the state asylum for the insane, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

House bill No. 344, "An act making appropriation for current expenses of state normal school, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1873," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

Mr. V. P. Wilson introduced Senate bill No. 160, "An act amendatory of section 20 of an act defining the boundaries of counties," which was read the first time.

Mr. V. P. Wilson moved that the rules be suspended, and the bill just introduced read the second time and referred now, which motion prevailed, and Senate bill No. 160, “An act amendatory of section 20 of an act defining the boundaries of counties," was read the second time and referred to the committee of the whole Senate.

Mr. Edwards offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That all appropriation bills reported by the joint committee of ways and means be made the special order of Monday next, at 2:30 P. M.

A vote being had, the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Brandley offered a petition from Raleigh Horton and

ninety others, for a change in the county lines of Marion county, which was referred to the committee on counties and county lines.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS LAID OVER.

On motion, substitute for House concurrent resolution No. 16, "Amending section 2, article 5 of the constitution," and substitute for House concurrent resolution No. 17, "Providing for an amendment to the constitution," were made the special order of Monday, at 7 P. M.

BILLS ON THIRD READING.

House bill No. 189, "An act entitled "An act to vacate the public park in the town of Douglas, Butler county, Kansas," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 17; nays, 0.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Judd, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Schmidt, Simons, St. John, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butler, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Martindale, Matheny, McWirt, Price, Rogers, Simpson, Topping, Walker, Winter, and York.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to. Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 289, "An act making appropriation for certain persons therein named," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 19; nays, 3.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Grimes, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Rogers, Simons, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, and Schmidt.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Ely, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Matheny, MeWirt, Price, Simpson, Walker, Winter, and York.